Bay County tornado rated an EF1, reaches wind speeds of 95 miles per hour

Alicia Dale | The Bay City Times
The back wall of a two car garage at 1023 S Garfield rd, in Beaver Township, lays in rubble after heavy storms gusted through the area Tuesday evening. The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado as the cause of the damage.

BAY COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued its storm report for the tornado that passed through parts of northern Bay County on Tuesday night.

According to the preliminary report, the tornado touched down in Beaver Township near Parish and 11 Mile roads.

It was rated as a 1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which rates tornadoes based on estimated wind speeds with 0 being the lowest and 5 the highest. The report states the tornado had maximum winds of up to 95 miles per hour.

The tornado moved through Beaver Township crossing Interstate 75 through the southern part of Linwood before moving out to the Saginaw Bay at 7:37 p.m., the report says.

The tornado had a path length of 8.4 miles.

Meteorologists said the tornado touched down at 7:26 p.m. It caused damage in Beaver Township, uprooting trees and power lines. A barn was destroyed and homes and garages were damaged.

Weather Service officials were in Beaver Township on Wednesday morning to survey the damage and rate the tornado.